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GNA Refuses Operation IRINI Because It Will Disrupt Arms Supplies From Turkey
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Herat’s Key Highway Remains Unsafe: Officials	3 10:45 York Harding [1750]
ISIS resurgence: gunmen attack SDF checkpoint in eastern countryside of Deir_ez_Zor	0 [1746]
Russian forces remove signs of Iranian presence and replace them with own flags and Putin pictures in Al-Mayadeen	5 19:16 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [1749]
Ankara-backed factions storm center of relief organization in Afrin center	0 [1748]
Turkish-backed factions are on high alert near Abu_Al_Zindin crossing, as clashes erupt among their members in al_Bab city	0 [1742]
20 Turkish military vehicles enter ‘Putin-Erdogan’ area	0 [1746]
Ansarallah forces capture several areas in northern Yemen	0 [1757]
AMISOM Troops Repulse Al-Shabab Attack In Somalia	0 [1742]
Somali Police Chief Fires District Police Head Following Shooting	0 [1743]
Zintan city rejects attempts of warlord Haftar to install himself as a president of Libya	2 20:23 jpal [1743]
LNA forces have downed a Turkish TB2 south of BeniWalid	0 [1740]
Heavy fight in downtown Tripoli between GNA militias	0 [1741]
GNA Refuses Operation IRINI Because It Will Disrupt Arms Supplies From Turkey	1 19:22 b [1775]
Al-Mirash: Turkey’s Insistence on Sending Syrian Mercenaries to Libya Must End	0 [1746]
Fighting now in Abuslim	0 [1746]
Page 2: WoT Background
Terror victims' families to collect NIS 500 m. from Palestinian Authority	5 19:22 jpal [1750]
PA and Fatah honor Munich Massacre terrorists in anniversary posts	5 11:14 Chris [1744]
Saudi TV show for Ramadan sparks outrage with Hebrew opening monologue	2 09:52 Alaska Paul [1759]
Facing bankruptcy, terror group accuses Abbas of ‘political blackmail’	1 09:36 Mercutio [1765]
Taliban Initiated 2,804 Attacks Post-Peace Deal: Official	4 10:24 Cesare [1747]
Iran is closely monitoring US troops in the region, but will never initiate any conflict or tension, President #Rouhani says	3 16:15 Angomoger Ebbosing8209 [1740]
Turkey records 2,861 #coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours and 106 more fatalities, taking the death toll to 2,706	1 07:17 European Conservative [1746]
Policeman Who Allegedly Killed Two Citizens In Mogadishu Arrested	0 [1755]
Lebanon PM blames currency crash on Central Bank governor	0 [1746]
US blocks Palestinian coronavirus relief over fear it may aid terrorism	4 10:12 KBK [1755]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Singapore races to build beds for COVID-19 patients as cases surge	0 [1742]
SS, Cont'd: In four U.S. state prisons, nearly 3,300 inmates test positive for coronavirus -- 96% without symptoms	18 21:32 KBK [1776]
Coronavirus: France bans online sales of nicotine products	6 17:41 Rob Crawford [1743]
The COVID-19 Crisis Is Driving the EU to the Brink	3 19:19 Thaith Elmeresing6163 [1753]
Is China fighting a second wave of coronavirus? Beijing shuts gyms and a city of 10million people is put in lockdown	6 16:23 Matt [1748]
Americans living in cities hardest-hit by COVID-19 have all but stopped using public transit, are walking and even driving less as more people stay home, new Apple data shows	7 19:33 SteveS [1742]
Connecticut cops say they won't take part in drone program to monitor if people are social distancing after residents said it would be like 'living in a police state in China'	13 16:13 Skidmark [1750]
HSS Spokesman Refuses to Apologize for Tweet	1 09:24 DooDahMan [1747]
Health Ministry official: 'The danger hasn't passed, don't become complacent'	6 11:26 M. Murcek [1744]
Ecuador woman thought dead from COVID-19 found alive weeks later	3 10:16 Clem [1739]
Gaza factories roar back to life to make protective wear — including for Israel	3 07:28 g(r)omgoru [1751]
UK PM Boris Johnson confirmed to be returning to work from April 27th	4 13:22 Clem [1746]
UK Intel Tells Government Officials Not to Use Zoom Citing China Fears	3 18:24 James [1749]
Hawaii's governor extends stay-at-home order until May 31	52 23:32 Lex [1767]
Coronavirus: New York to allow tests in pharmacies	4 19:54 trailing wife [1747]
Frozen French Fries in Short Supply as Farmers Sit on Tons of Potatoes	11 16:16 Skidmark [1746]
CV outbreak hits second US Navy ship at sea USS Kidd is heading back to port from the eastern Pacific	3 10:07 Frank G [1742]
Trump, Putin issue joint statement promoting unity between U.S., Russia	14 11:14 Lex [1744]
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse owner says it will repay $20 million in small business loans	3 10:19 Clem [1743]
MORE rumors claim Kim Jong Un is dead: China-backed journalist claims North Korean dictator has died, Japanese report says he's in a coma - but satellite photos show his private train visited holiday home THIS WEEK	22 21:01 lord garth [1745]
Coronavirus: China Continues to Flood the World with Defective Medical Supplies	19 11:35 Lex [1742]
Coronaplague Roundup	2 10:47 Glating Ulesh5376 [1745]
Assailants lobbed an explosive device at a branch of Fransabank in the Lebanese southern port city of Sidon	3 12:34 Cesare [1745]
Zimbabwe official charged for insulting president over COVID-19 management	3 08:43 Frank G [1739]
Goldman Caught Fed-Fueled Rebound With Bet on Mortgage Bonds	1 01:35 Lex [1752]
Ministers were warned last year to stockpile PPE for a coronavirus style pandemic - and told an outbreak could come in three waves, kill 65,000 people and cost £2.35TRILLION	3 23:06 trailing wife [1773]
China tried to patent potential coronavirus drug Remsvidir the DAY AFTER Beijing confirmed virus was transmissable between humans	8 18:41 lord garth [1742]
House lawmakers join growing calls from medics to approve controversial 'challenge trials' of coronavirus vaccines where people are deliberately infected with COVID-19 and could die	11 15:41 magpie [1739]
U.S Army EO-5C Dash 7 (Special Electronic Mission Aircraft) over Korea.	5 18:34 Alaska Paul [1743]
California Will Pay Select Seniors $66 Per Day To Order From Restaurants	16 20:16 Vernal Hatrick [1742]
Page 4: Opinion
Smoke fags, save lives	3 17:47 DooDahMan [1736]
10 Deadliest Pandemics In History Were Much Worse Than Coronavirus So Far	14 13:53 Rob Crawford [1733]
Back to the Bronze Age!	9 23:53 Clem [1763]
Whistleblowers	3 16:39 CrazyFool [1741]
Senate Democrats Refuse To Acknowledge Sexual Assault Accusations Against Joe Biden	8 17:21 Mullah Richard [1740]
Spygate Scandal Shifts to a Completely Different Arena	5 09:26 M. Murcek [1751]
Rep. Nunes: Time for key witness transcripts from Trump probe to be public. Democrats hiding them	1 11:13 JohnQC [1744]
Moving Out and Not Coming Back	15 17:43 Rob Crawford [1743]
'The Evil Called Barack Obama' and the Genocidal Slaughter of Nigerian Christians	10 23:10 Clem [1783]
Pandemic Exposes Liberalism's Free Market, Open Borders Road to National Suicide	5 11:05 Clem [1737]
Hog-Culling Next As Meatpacking Plants Shutter Operations Stoking Food Shortage Fears In Weeks	19 20:41 trailing wife [1742]
It's Time to Stop Paying Government Salaries	9 09:07 M. Murcek [1746]
AOC and a Generation of Lotus Eaters	2 18:18 JohnQC [1748]
Another blow dealt to public faith in scientific models: Devine	28 22:16 Lex [1754]
Why Markets Are Rallying as Millions Become Unemployed	11 13:35 Procopius2k [1745]
Page 6: Politix
Van Jones Slammed For Saying Black People Must Change ‘Lifestyle Choices' Amid Coronavirus Pandemic	8 21:41 Clem [1768]
The 1993 CNN show featuring Tara Reade's mom has gone missing from Google Play?	4 16:18 Procopius2k [1743]
Swing voters approve of Trump's virus effort, 75% want end of China reliance	5 11:38 M. Murcek [1742]
Chicago Tribune blasts Illinois Senate's 'rotten' request for $41.6B federal bailout as 'shameless'	9 16:49 Tom [1743]
Whitmer Sent Unpleasant Text Messages To Dem Lawmaker Who Thanked Trump	10 11:52 Clem [1751]
Police Photos Show Crystal Meth in Hotel Room Where Andrew Gillum Was Found	7 16:57 Alaska Paul [1752]

    
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1	Islamic State
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1	PLO
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Taliban
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Govt of Iran
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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2020-04-26
GNA Refuses Operation IRINI Because It Will Disrupt Arms Supplies From Turkey

Sat 2020-04-25
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un again rumored to be dead

Fri 2020-04-24
Poland Detains Lebanese Man Suspected of 'Planning Attacks'

Thu 2020-04-23
Afrin: Kurdish population more than halved since 2018 offensive

Wed 2020-04-22
Trump says he's ordered Navy to destroy
Iranian boats should they harass U.S. ships

Tue 2020-04-21
North Korea's Kim Jong Un in grave danger
after surgery, or so they ay

Mon 2020-04-20
U.S. crude falls below $15 a barrel, down more than 20%

Sun 2020-04-19
44 suspected Boko Haram jihadis found dead in Chad prison

Sat 2020-04-18
Almost $5 billion of Iran government money for imports is missing

Fri 2020-04-17
CCP reports coup attempt in China!

Thu 2020-04-16
Iranian Attack Boats Harass U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Vessels in Persian Gulf

Wed 2020-04-15
China-Flagged Tanker Attacked In Gulf Of Oman By Iranian Navy

Tue 2020-04-14
GNA carry out mass executions in the cities of Sabratah and Sorman

Mon 2020-04-13
Libyan National Army captures Abu Grein

Sun 2020-04-12
Houthi militia has sentenced four journalists to death in Yemen for ‘treason and espionage,’

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